Chapter 313


    He forced a faint smile, being deep in thought.


    What did Nora say to him just now?


    Derek had no affair with her?


    Did he really misunderstand?


    Nora, on the other hand, looked more rxed and breathed a sigh of relief. Derek''s attitude was


    normal. It would be bad if she really agreed to Mr. Specter''s unreasonable demands.


    In the end, Harvey did not dare to take the risk and chose the second contract.


    Derek said coolly, "In addition, there is also another use. During the cooperation, Nora, the designer


    of the SPECTER Group is fully responsible for this project. In order to improve the progress, she''d


    better to be trained at the Xavier Group and participate in this design until the contract ends."


    In other words, Nora needed to stay temporarily at Xavier Group for three months as a designer of the


    cooperativepany.


    Harvey immediately agreed, but he couldn''t help but wonder if Nora and Derek were very close in


    private.


    Nora was stunned. She knew that she would be a responsible designer if the cooperation went well,


    but she did not expect that Derek would ask her to stay at the Xavier Group.


    She watched the two of them sign the contract, frowning. Ever since she was photographed by


    Sheldon''s motherst time, she had been trying to keep the Xaviers at a distance.


    But now, somehow, they seemed to be getting closer to each other.


    Two dayster, Nora started her first day in the Design Department of Xavier Group. The three-month


    design cooperation officially began. At noon, Derek called her to the president''s office.


    "How did you feel? If there''s anything you don''t like, you can tell me."


    She said, shaking her head, "I''m fine. There''s nothing wrong. Thank you, Mr. Xavier."


    Derek got up and walked to the file cab. "The clothing industry is one of the core industries of the


    Xavier Group. The design project in the second half of the year is very important. I''ll get you some


    information. Go back and take a good look."


    At this moment, thendline on the table rang.


    His office was huge, and the filing cab was a distance from his desk. Derek nced at it and


    motioned for Nora to press the connect button.


    Damian''s voice came.


    "Mr. Xavier, there''s something wrong with the r & d department. Pleasee over and take a look."


    Derek frowned and said, "Sit here for a while. I''ll be back soon." Then he strode out of the office.


    Nora had no choice but to wait.


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    In fact, she really wanted to say that she coulde hereter. She felt that it wasn''t proper to be


    alone in the president''s office.


    Seeing that the internal line was not turned off, she raised her hand to turn it off. When she withdrew


    her hand, she identally touched a picture frame on the side and the frame fell down.


    Nora was startled and immediately tried to straighten it up. When she caught sight of the person in the


    photo, she was stunned.


    There was only one woman in the photo. In a white dress, she had a bright smile on her face in a green


    garden.


    She was beautiful, but Nora was sure she didn''t know her. But the moment she met the woman''s eyes,


    a sharp pain immediately attacked her brain.


    Nora stood up and took two steps back. She gripped the photo frame tightly and stared at the woman


    in the frame in shock, her wrist trembling slightly.


    "Ah..."


    Her brain was bloated and her nerves were throbbing in pain, and a few blurry fragments shed


    through her mind. She could not capture them at all, but those fragments were like a knife, stirring in


    her mind. Her face turned pale from the pain.


    What happened? Nora was in a panic, wondering what was wrong with her.


    With a bang, the frame in her hand fell uncontrobly. The ss shattered all over the floor. She froze


    and the pain passed.


    At this moment, Derek came back.


    As he nced over the broken frame on the ground, his face darkened and he said in a cold voice,


    "Who allowed you to touch it?"


    Nora was startled. She looked at him and then at the ground. Her face turned even paler. She shook


    her head and said, "I... I''m sorry. I just, I, I didn''t mean it. I''m really sorry."


    Unable to exin what had happened to her just now, she could only keep apologizing. The girl in this


    photo must be someone important to him.


    Nora''s heart was filled with guilt and a tinge of indescribable bitterness.


    Derek walked over, carefully picked up the photo, and gently brushed the ss shards on it as if he


    was protecting a treasure.


    He looked at her coldly. His forehead knotted as he saw that she didn''t look well, but he didn''t ask


    anything. He said faintly, "Get out."


    Nora had no face to stay here. After bowing with an apology, she left with her head down.


    Derek looked at the person in the photo with tenderness that he had never shown to anyone else.


    Suddenly, he was in a trance. The woman''s face in the photo actually ovepped with Nora''s.


    He froze and immediately returned to his senses, his face darkening. Thinking of what Nora had done


    just now, he walked to his desk and turned on the monitor yback on hisputer.


    He stared intently at the screen and saw Nora lost herposure with her hands covering her head in


    pain. A sh of surprise shed in his eyes.


    Derek magnified the picture and watch it over and over again. The guesses that had never been


    verified in his heart were all rushed up at this moment.


    Taking a deep breath, he managed to calm himself down and called Damian up.


    "Did you find anything about what I asked you to dost time?"


    Damian immediately understood what he was referring to, and he said with a serious expression, "Mr.


    Xavier, I did find some clues. There''s really something wrong with Miss Gray."


    "I didn''t find anything about her. Her past seems to be non-existent andpletely untraceable. Every


    time I try to probe deeper, I fail as if there was an invisible force blocking it."


    "But it''s still easy to investigate people who are close to her. So far, one thing I can be sure of is that


    Miss Gray has lost her memory."


    His words made Derek''s heart skip a beat, and his face changed. "Lost her memory? When?" he


    asked.


    Damian lowered his eyes and replied, "...Five years ago." What he has said afforded much food for


    thought.


    Derek tied to keep hisposure, but his slightly trembling voice still exposed the ups and downs of


    his heart at this moment.


    "Damian, do you think..."


    As Derek''s assistant, as well as his underling and confidant, Damian knew about his boss.


    "The memory loss of Miss Gray is not a secret in the circle of people she knows. Mr. Xavier, are you


    ready to take action?"